Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-15

POlAF Telegraph Company
The Northern Pasiae
Blockaded as
HelenA.
mere crimanais Pardoned ~ ahl
President
WAsHxorox, March I&.-The Presi
dent hiss taken the following action on
applications fer pardon:
In the case Of Dennis Kelly, conviotef
OF manslanQhter and sentenced 10 II
months imprisonment az Portland
Maine, be says: The defendant having
heen q good seldisr and his offsnss 40.
peaFing 10 be she result Of an excitable
temperament. rather than any malicious
intent. and, the convict having served
the entire extent Of his sentence. bis
pardon has been granted 10 restore him
to citixsnship."
he has granted Q pardon 10 0eSrre H.
Dauoney. sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment. IN Wisconsin. for pension
frauds. In this case the President says:
"His oifense preiudices me very much
against granting him any relief; bat bis
sentence having been served. and Hon.
Edward l.. Bragg, himself a brave and
distinguished soldier. having given an
opinion that since bis sentences the con
viot has behaved veil, the Pardoned Is
granted for the purpose Of restoring
him 20 the rights Of eitizenship."
He also pardoned L. s. knight. SEN
fenced TO tive years Imprisonment In the
Albany peniteatiary, for forcihiy enter
inc post Office. The pardon is grant
ed upon the ground Of preyiens good
character. which. being accused Of
crime far from home and among
strangers. he could not show, and upon
the further ground that he has served
more than two-ttirda Of bis sentence.
BE also pardoned N. Fleming. sen
senced In Virginia 10 three mouths' i'm
prisonment and 500 nne, for violating
the internal revenue laws, on the
ground thai be has served bis full term.
and the only effect Of the pardon will
be ts relieve him Of the nns.
He has also pardoued James Nc
Ggath. sentenced 10 California to three
years. imprisonment aud fine Of $500,
FOR asseult With deadly weapons. He
has served bic sentence and the hne
ouiy is remitted. the President being
convinced Of the justice Of this act. by
What be describes " the manly and rea-
sonable letter Of the prisoner"
He also pardsued Caleb Starr. sn In
dian, against whom q Judgment was
rendered In Arkansas upon forfeited
recoQuizanee for $1,000 aad costs.
The President has refused 10 pardon
David Shanks. who has served his sen
tence for conspiracy to oounterfeit in
Illinois. although the pardon vas merely
to restore him to citizenship. The PFssi.
dent declined 10 grant II without svi-
dence Of q, Cd character and conduct Of
applicant since his release.
The Death Of Captain Eads VIII Not
End mis- Great Project.
PrrTsBUno, March IL. = Since the
death Of Captain Esds was announced,
there has been considerable speculation
a. TO whether the great ship railWzy Of
which he Vas the protector will be com
pleted. The Pittsbura parties interested
express tie opinion that the project
will be carried out. The engineers In
charge Of Colonels Andrews and Cor
kell are thoroughly cOmpstent 20 CON-
pIete the work. and all that ia needed
10 charters from the URifed States and
Mexican governments. Snfiioient stock
has been subscribed 20 almost complete
the work, independent ef the appropria-
lions which have heretofore been re-
Quested. The bill before the last Con-
Rress did not ask for an appro ration,
but simply asked that a charter be
granted. The Mexican government
win be requested 70 grant the COMPANY
q charter. The stockholders are conf.
dent that the request will Be promptly
onoTed. and the great Tehauntepec
canal project will Be completed.
Captain Eads sui sred from a cold
contracted wioter before last, bat oaFe
fol nursing, IL vas thought, would bFine
him through. On March 1st be went
yachting With some friends. On bis
rstuFn be oomplsined Of severe pains
In bis breast. Advise Was Summoned
and everything possible done TO aFreai
the disease, but without avail. and st !.
o'clock Taesday morning he expired
Captain Eads' wife and daughter, Mrs
II card. we're as his bedside aud accom-.
panied the remains 10 this city.
The Apaehea In FleFIaa.
WAsHIEoroN, March il-Col. Ayers
commanding "a artillery at Saint Fran
ces barracks, Florida, has made
report 10 she War Department coucern
ing the Apache prisoners as Fort N srien
in which be says that their number OF
February 1st last vas AZ. Threl
children have been born since that dat.
aud fous Indians have died. leaving ~
In csnhnement. - men, 206 women anc
l5s children. Toe Indians generally
have behaved we'll About 50 childEel
are under instTastion ~ brothers OF ID,
So. Joseph Academy. and have mad
good progress some kindly disposes
white women hava been instFncting thi
men during tbs past month with oon
siderable success, Ia the elements o.
EnRlish language.
Decaaisa Reversea ~ the Mlghea
ceuFa.
WAsMrNdros, March Il. - Tbs So
pFenle Conrt today rendered q decision
IN the case Of Dolores del Moral Con
gales ct al. plaintiffs IN error, W. Ia
ward Rooss e al, in error from ID,
Circuit Oourt Of the United States fo
the western district Ot Texas. Thf
vas = suit broughf By the heirs Of JuaI
Gonzales to recover possessi Of slsveI
square leagues Of lasd IN keBBel
county, Texas. alleged 20 have beer
gFanted 20 GouzAlea durisg his lifs
time By the Governments Of COahuilai
and Texas. q State of the Rspablic oi
Mexico. IN tbs year 1873. the COaTl
below Fefassd 70 admit ~ ssIdencs oi
Gonzales title the so-calsed testimony
issasd By Fagtnna Desgta. ~ Commis
sionsg Of toe eoiony Of hio Grande, x
Juan Carlos beaies, - attorney f9l
Coz xAiea, on tie Ieth day Of April, 1852
Hhs CorFt held thai this testimony WMs
issued without TIE anah0fify 0f Law. and
accordingly entered tadRuont for ths
defsndanfa. This Court decides thai
shs iadRment cas- erronsoua- Il Il 40
coFdTugly reversed and tue case re-
manded for . new trial
Pear telegraph Company.
MnrxEkPoLA. March l4.-AFtisles oi
ineorpoEasion Of The Polar Telegraph
Compaay zsFs hled today. The o1m
pany has el0o000 capital, and proposes
20 ooustfeos telegraph lines between ~,
United States and the D0minion oI
C4nasa- TIE eoxpsrafio1 dates Irou
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